EPT Disclosure Melrose Plc

FORM 38.5(b)



                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
            WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS
                  BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
                       (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)





1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal      Barclays Capital Securities Limited
trader
Company dealt in              Melrose Plc
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.002
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing               15/02/2008


2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 2)

                                      Long                  Short

                              Number    (%)        Number     (%)

(1) Relevant securities
                              0         0.00%      54,082     0.04%

(2)  Derivatives (other  than
options)                      53,895    0.04%      22,888     0.02%


(3) Options and agreements
to purchase/sell

Total                         53,895    0.04%      76,970     0.06%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:           Long                  Short

                              Number       (%)      Number      (%)

(1) Relevant securities

(2)  Derivatives (other  than
options)

(3) Options and agreements
to purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a)  Purchases and sales



     Purchase/sale   Number of   Price per
                     securities  unit (Note 4)

     Purchase        280         1.4528
     Purchase        3500        1.4539
     Sale            1433        1.4569
     Sale            3800        1.4500
     Sale            6108        1.4525


     Total Purchases  3,780
     Total Sales     11,341




(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)


     Product      Long/short  Number of      Price per
     name,        (Note 5)    securities     unit
                              (Note 6)       (Note 4)
     e.g. CFD
     CFD          Long        6108           1.4524
     CFD          Long        3800           1.45
     CFD          Long        1433           1.4569
     CFD          Short       3500           1.4538
     CFD          Short       280            1.4527


     Total Short  3,780
     Total Long   11,341



(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product      Writing,    Number of     Exerc  Type,     Expiry Option
name,        selling,    securities    ise    e.g.      date   money
e.g. call    purchasing  to which the  price  American         paid/received
option       varying     option               European         per unit
                         relates              etc.             etc.
                         (Note 6)                              (Note 4)



(ii) Exercising

     Product name, e.g.  Number of securities    Exercise price per unit
     call option                                 (Note 4)






(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)


     Nature of           Details                 Price per unit (if
     transaction (Note                           applicable) (Note 4)
     7)







4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


     Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between
     the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting
     rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on
     this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or
     disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred
     to on this form is referenced.  If none, this should be stated.





Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)                NO


     Date of disclosure                    18/02/08
     Contact name                          Barclays Plc
     Telephone number                      0207 116 2913
     Name of offeree/offeror with which    FKI Plc
     connected
     Nature of connection (Note 9)         ADVISOR


Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk